The life of a Russian woman doctor : a Siberian memoir, 1869-1954 / / Anna Bek ; translated and edited by Anne D. Rassweiler ; with a foreword and additional notes by Adele M. Lindenmeyr

• Autore: Bek Anna Nikolaevna
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 610/.92
• Soggetto topico: Women physicians - Russia (Federation) - Siberia
• Altri autori: RassweilerAnne Dickason
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-144) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; TOC; List of Illustrations; Forward; Chronology: The Life of Anna Nikolaevna Zhukova-Bek; Introduction; 1. Growing Up in the Transbaikal; 2. Student Life in St. Petersburg and France; 3. New Beginnings: Nerchinsk Zavod, St. Petersburg, Akasha; 4. Making a Career: Chita in War and Revolution; 5. The Highs and Lows of Working Life: Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Life of a Russian Woman Doctor by Anna Bek (1869--1954) yields rich insights into the lives of a generation of Russian women who lived at a time of revolutionary change, extraordinary challenges, and unprecedented opportunities. Written in a lively and compelling style, Anna Bek's memoir reveals not only the experiences but also the motives and values of women who sought education, independence, and self-sufficiency, the obstacles they encountered, and the influences of other women and men on their
• Titolo autorizzato: The life of a Russian woman doctor
• ISBN: 1-282-07137-8; 0-253-11117-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910829198503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II